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Authored by Gregory M. Davis, this short course — Islam 101 — is meant to help people become better educated about the fundamentals of Islam and to help the more knowledgeable better convey the facts to others.

To even begin to have a discussion about Islamic terrorism, we should have at least a basic understanding of Islam itself.

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If http://www.islam-101.org/ were an Islamic site rather then a Christian site that is anti-Islam I would be more apt to believe the negative quotes you have posted from the various chapters on your page http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2007/10/islam-101.html

Is there anything at Islamic sites that back what islam-101 claims? Or is islam-101 just giving it's opinion, or recycling info it found at other anti-Islam sites? Where is the evidence? I'm from Missouri - the Show Me state. LOL!

I'm not a Christian, but I have read the Koran, and Islam 101 is accurate. Not even exaggerated. If you truly want to know whether all this stuff is true or not, stop reading second-hand sources and read the Koran for yourself. It is not nearly as difficult as you might think. Check this out:

Ok, thanks for replying so fast! I was looking at the page at your link and am wondering if the An Abridged Koran is translated from the Arabic or just from some other English translation?

Also the site mentions contradictions in the Koran. That's pretty irrelevant to me since there are so many of them in the Bible too and the Bible doesn't even explain it, like the Koran supposedly does.

Hey Dude, I really enjoy reading your site and appreciate your time to send me the link!

Please don't be offended that I will compare verses in the An Abridged Koran to those in a Koran at an Islamic site. I can't accept something as true just because someone claims it's true, regardless of their religion or lack thereof.

Kara, I'm not offended at all. I would hope everyone would do just that. When I first wanted to read the Koran, I bought a standard-issue Koran made for Muslims and tried to read it. I found it extremely difficult because it was written in Olde English!

So I got A Simple Koran, which I then checked against the standard version to make sure they matched. In other words, I looked up a passage in one and then looked up the same passage in the other and compared them. It was a perfect match. I kept doing it for different passages until I was satisfied the modern version was not modified to put a bad light on Islam. I was satisfied. It was true to the original.

When I first read the Koran cover to cover in 1997 I bought a hard cover and used a notebook to write what I'd just read in my own words.

Now I recommend to people to go to www.politicalislam.com or read one online but to use a A4 pad and do what I did read it, think about what it says and then write it on the pad in your own words.

The Sharia all makes sense after you've done that cover to cover.Then you can read the sira and then start on a hadith.I've done this since 1997 every year and whilst it is simple it works for me.bestMikeNZ

Index for the Quran

Chronological Order

If you have a traditional Qur'an, get a PDF document to help you read the chapters in the order they were revealed rather than the traditional order (which is the longest to the shortest chapter): Click here.

Start Your Own Leaflet Campaign

Use this very informative and economical leaflet to help educate your fellow non-Muslims about Islam. Click here to read about the idea and get links to the PDF downloads.

Pamphlets and Leaflets

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Brochure About Islam

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Take the Pledge

Some people say Islam is a religion of peace and that Islam has been hijacked by extremists, terrorists, and stealth jihadists who twist and distort the peaceful teachings of the Quran and quote it out of context.

Others say that political, supremacist, and even violent teachings are fundamental to Islam, and that people who say otherwise either haven’t read the Quran or are protecting Islam with religious deception (taqiyya).

The general confusion about the nature of Islam makes us collectively unable to make informed decisions. You can help end this confusion by reading the Quran. Stop believing what other people say and find out for yourself.

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